See what an artist I know (Gosiah Hejnat lives in Bremen like me) does with street posters in Berlin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uC7XPdSZ2k Cordi in...
i found the movie exhilarating. gosiah hejnat is doing something unique for her that i think about but can't do: actually working on her art in a raw way on...
Hi again, Nancy, I'm pretty sure you've seen the pieces I have been doing with book covers, but if not, visit www.janetjonesfineart.com/exlibrispage.htm. I...
thanks janet, yes i certainly have seen your very nice works with old book covers (and just looked again). i don't feel conflicted about cutting them up in...
Tough questions, Nancy, and it sounds as if you know more than I do about preservation. I have the same concerns you do about the altered appearance of papers...
Hi all - I saw the wonderful rauchenburg show in NY and!! there was lotz of change to the original colors and the oil paint bled into the surrounding areas of...
With old papers there are two sorts. Ones made with cotton and ones made with wood pulp. The older cotton sheets have the greatest life and the paper pulp ones...
yes, that's it -- the altered appearance that so many preservation methods/attempts put on the works. this isn't as bothersome when i'm using paint with...
glue stick, yikes. thanks for the educational aspects in your post, cecil. for what i've been worrying about, which as of today i've resolved to worry about...
Hey, Cecil, great response. I nodded in affirmation all the way through. Jeff ... === message truncated === __________________________________________________ ...
More on adhesives: I've been using UHU acid-free glue stick successfully for small pieces, up to 6" square, and have had no trouble with it coming loose. On...
Greetings all, Because of technological advances wood pulp paper became a commercial reality c.1889-1900. Most modern paper before then was made with linen and...
Hi everyone! The recent "Accidental Archeology" exhibition on my website was so well received that I've decided to keep the theme going. "Tattered" is a new...
these are really wonderful!! great textures and blend together so nice!!!!! cool what happens from torn and tattered papers!! xo mimi ... [Non-text portions of...
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I make photo collages go to www.myspace.com/fairlady88 to view and if you like them send me some pics and i will show you what i can do with them and then if...
Yes, expressed VERY well--and, I just saw the Cornell exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA (FANTASTIC!) and the entire set of rooms/wing of the...
Thanks. A show here in Fort Worth, Texas that I saw last weekend at the Fort Worth Art Center called Found Objects: Collections by Steve Miman was quite ...
Thanks for sharing those exhibits. The Steve Miman work was so interesting and I’m sure much more so in person. A real look at our culture. Katie _____ ...
Part of the interest in this show was, for me, all of the different solutions that Steve used for attaching the elements to the walls. He made a lot of use of...
Good to here your back Bobbi Where WERE you that you came back from? Plasti-tack… Ok good. Maybe I’ll order some. So what is that blue stuff? I know...
Hello... i am new here and new to the art form of collage. I have been struggling with my creativity for many years and several children later I came upon...
My advice would work when the kids are in bed. Karen ... ____________________________________________________________________________________Yahoo! oneSearch:...
I just added the one piece I've done to the photos section, It is titaled "TEACH" if anyone would like to take a look I would truly appreciate the critique....
if you can copy into the email or send a link if you have that availability or an attachment as a photo...AND, for one, I will say CONGRATS on your first...
Dear Cecil, Steve Wiman's exhibition of found art is an exceptional treat: thanks for providing both the photos and the link. Regards, Stanton ... From: Cecil...